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It's really psychological as well. Up in their 'grill'

What a difference a Max Gawn mark makes hey!

Blueprint shmooprint!

I'd already chalked it and looked down so I missed it. It's a game of inches sometimes!

Junk time

Kozzie if you hear me!

Look alright our pressure in amped up

He'll never be an old man River

Routine Tom

Get in

Need to watch their speed in the outside today.

Need a pep up after Liverpool faltered this morning, come on Dees!

Bombers are brilliant

Bombers are pathetic

Was really hoping 186 would be threatened today. This is pathetic

Yep, fantastic stuff. Will be checking out more of his work.

Excellent take EO. To Mr King or whoever said we were 14th in pressure, we're also 4th in tackles inside 50 and 1st in forcing opposition turnovers. Wonder what they have to say about our mentality there.

Agreed, West Coast's issues started long before the COVID cases.

Sample size isn't the biggest out there, we're all from different eras and have different memories and views but here goes.. 1. Goodwin - Need I say more? 2. Daniher - We mostly hear how good a coach he was since his illness but Neale was the bridge coach for taking us into the professional era. Top 4 first season, Grand Final in his 3rd. Made finals 6 times out of 10 years, fewer coaches than you think were doing that at the time. We had sub-par facilities yet we were competitive for the most part. Several players who didn't realise it at the time have come out since and realised how much of an impact he had not only on their football but their life. 3. Northey - Very early in my footy memory but it was so obvious Swooper was a big deal. Great communicator and really embedded the 'us against them' mentality. We were a laughing stock when he came and that attitude was just what we needed. 4. Roos - Inherited one of the biggest basket cases known to man. It looked like he might have needed to full 5 years to fix that mess but there's no doubt he built the foundation. 5. Balme. Like Flaubert I was younger at the time and thought he was nothing on Daniher but looking back I think he made his mark. That 94 team is still one of my favourites and we played some very attractive footy. Injuries cut us down, the merger was a huge distraction and I won't forget the disgusting treatment of him in Rd 4 97 by the president of that time. The players loved him, maybe to a fault, but he was a true clubman who backed his guys. Initially I would have slipped Bailey in place of Balme, he had a plan and didn't waver from it even when the wind was squarely in his face. He stuck with youth policy and forward planning but unfortunately went too far with that. A horrible, horrible way for it to end. I still wonder if we could have snuck in for finals had 186 just been a routine 5 goal defeat down there.

I think it would mean he is keeping that option open at this stage but isn't totally sure. He's loving current life at MFC and is thinking short to medium term which is perfectly fine for a guy who we need to remember is still only 20 y.o. Whether we like it or not there is the business and agent side of this too. Why would you agree to lock your client in long term right now when his stock is only going to go up? Not to mention the new CBA and TV rights deal coming up. I would be absolutely stoked if he signed for 2 - 3 years. He might decide to go back eventually but he also might decide Melb is the place for him.

Could bye week come early this year maybe? Beats postponing all over the place.

Oops, thought this was actual news..

Definitely a good theory but yeah, my clubs seemed to coincide with their fortunes haha

The Champions League doesn’t disappoint does it! Villareal were so brave yesterday battling back from 2-0 down before Liverpool got it together and pulled away. I do wonder how Villareal would have gone had they had a decent keeper though.. And then this morning! My goodness, I was about to shut it off and get on with things at the 87th minute but bam Rodrygo brace to get Real to extra time. Then 5 minutes after the restart Dias lunged in on Benzema and Los Blancos hit the lead with the penalty. They are proving to be the comeback kings and I’m very weary of facing them in the final. Hopefully it’s a beauty.

I'd rather leave anything to do with the 80s up to 87 back where it belongs. Even this alternative royal blue jumper gives me night terrors occasionally.